Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator vs SimpleTip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator
A straightforward and simple tip calculator designed for ease of use. It calculates tips instantly as you type and allows for bill splitting with friends. Supports multiple languages and various Apple devices.
- Tip calculates as you type
- Split the bill with friends
- Simple, easy-to-use design
- Multi-language support
- Apple Watch support
- Split screen support on iPad
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Blue Tip Calculator is for the minimalist. Everything has been painstakingly designed to be as simple and straightforward is possible. Features: - 3D Touch Shortcuts (iOS) - Tip calculates as you type (iOS) - Simple, easy to use design without bells or whistles - Support in four languages: English, German, Dutch, and Mandarin Chinese - Ability to split the bill with friends - Split screen support on iPad - Supports Apple Watch - Supports iPhone X
SimpleTip
Easily calculate tips and split bills with this intuitive app. Features one-handed use, customizable tip percentages, and various rounding options. Personalize your experience with different themes and dark mode.
- One-handed operation
- Tip splitting
- Customizable tip percentages
- Multiple rounding modes
- Dark mode and color themes
- Landscape and portrait support
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SimpleTip makes calculating tip's fast, easy, and accurate. With its clean intuitive design, everything is easily entered from a single screen. - The position of controls are especially designed to make it easy to use one-handed. - Tip splitting functionality makes finding per-person tips a breeze. - Different rounding modes let you choose how your tip is calculated. - Customize the preset star rating percentages to match what you think is fair. - Different color themes and a dark mode, allow you to personalize the look and feel. - Works in both landscape and portrait orientations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator at Free against SimpleTip's $0.99. Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator is free to download; SimpleTip costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator against 4.8 for SimpleTip. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 144 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator ships an update every 6 weeks, SimpleTip every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator | SimpleTip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (102 ratings) — better | 4.8 (144 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102 | 144 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Pratt | Patrick Cate |
Customer experience
Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator
SimpleTip
In-app purchases
Blue Tip Gratuity Calculator
No in-app purchases
SimpleTip
No in-app purchases
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